Smart Packaging
News and analysis on the latest smart packaging developments covering RFID, NFC, barcodes, UV, connected packaging traceability, and more.
AIPIA Congress Highlight: A touch of Stardust offers security and traceability solutions
During the Congress, a number of new technologies were showcased. One of these came from Stardust Secured™ which offers a
Will digitisation become more important than sustainability for the packaging sector?
Leading data and analytics provider GlobalData has recently identified that digitalization in the packaging industry could become more influential than
Wrapping up the AIPIA World Congress 2022 Part Two: Products & presentations
No AIPIA Congress is complete without a Brand Challenge, and the 2022 event was no exception. This year the GSK
AIPIA Congress Highlight: Temperature label combines RFID/NFC with visual indicator
One of the new products on show at the AIPIA World Congress was Cleantech’s Digital Temperature Indicator (DTI), an
Coca-Cola UK becomes first beverage brand to pilot Navilens technology for visually impaired
Coca-Cola has rolled out NaviLens codes across 24x330ml and 30x330ml packs of its Christmas can multipacks, which can be
Final rule for new traceability protocols for some food products published by USA’s FDA
The USA food & Drug Administration, (FDA) has published its final rule concerning traceability protocols for food products vulnerable to
A reusable alternative to polystyrene packaging using NFC
Many perishable food industries rely on polystyrene boxes for transport to keep their products safe. While they are cheap, lightweight,
Connected juice carton educates consumers about its sustainability benefits
Spain’s top juice brand, Don Simon, has unveiled what it describes as its first-ever 100% environmentally friendly and
Wrapping up the AIPIA World Congress 2022 Part One: Themes
The first live AIPIA World Congress since 2019 took place in Amsterdam on the 14th and 15th of November, and
First grab-and-go checkout in the beauty sector thanks to RFID
L’Oréal has piloted a pop-up shop in its store in Königsallee, Düsseldorf, Germany using Payfree and Avery Dennison’
Tetra Pak water carton with connected QR experience achieves Gold at Packaging Afristar Awards
Tetra Pak’s Tetra Prisma Aseptic 500ml water carton – utilising QR technology to provide a ‘connected experience’ for attendees at
Welcome to the era of ‘market time’! The digitisation of packaging is inevitable
A recent survey conducted by the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI), which is made up of over 1,000